Best PacketFence Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from network access control software ranked against PacketFence on the same published basis.
- 2PacketFence vs NACVIEW
- 3PacketFence vs Arista NG Firewall
- 4PacketFence vs SecureW2 Cloud NAC
- 5PacketFence vs Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access
- 6PacketFence vs Portnox NAC
- 7PacketFence vs ExtremeControl
- 8PacketFence vs Genian NAC
- 9PacketFence vs HPE Aruba Networking Fabric Composer
- 10PacketFence vs Microsoft Windows Server IPAM
- 11PacketFence vs Belden NAC
- 12PacketFence vs Juniper Security Director
- 13PacketFence vs Arbiter
- 14PacketFence vs Cloudi-Fi Cloud NAC
- 15PacketFence vs EasyNAC
- 16PacketFence vs Auconet BICS
- 17PacketFence vs FortiNAC
- 18PacketFence vs NetAttest EPS
- 19PacketFence vs NACIO
- 20PacketFence vs Juniper Apstra
- 21PacketFence vs Juniper Mist
PacketFence alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | NACVIEW | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 3 | Arista NG Firewall | 7.0 | Free plan | $22.50/mo | Web |
| 4 | SecureW2 Cloud NAC | 6.9 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access | 6.8 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Portnox NAC | 6.7 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | ExtremeControl | 6.6 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Genian NAC | 6.4 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | HPE Aruba Networking Fabric Composer | 6.1 | No | — | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Microsoft Windows Server IPAM | 6.1 | No | — | API, self-hosted, Windows |
| 11 | Belden NAC | 6.0 | No | — | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | Juniper Security Director | 6.0 | No | — | self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | Arbiter | 5.7 | No | — | Web |
| 14 | Cloudi-Fi Cloud NAC | 5.7 | No | — | Web |
| 15 | EasyNAC | 5.7 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
| 16 | Auconet BICS | 5.6 | No | — | — |
| 17 | FortiNAC | 5.6 | No | — | — |
| 18 | NetAttest EPS | 5.6 | No | — | — |
| 19 | NACIO | 5.5 | No | — | — |
| 20 | Juniper Apstra | 5.4 | No | — | — |
| 21 | Juniper Mist | 5.4 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
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Questions about PacketFence alternatives
What is the best alternative to PacketFence?
NACVIEW, number 2 in network access control software with a score of 7.2 out of 10. The others here: Arista NG Firewall, SecureW2 Cloud NAC, Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to PacketFence?
NACVIEW is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 2 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.